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India’s Drug Crackdown Escalates With Record Mephedrone Haul and Multi‑City Seizures

Probes now target manufacturing supply lines plus courier fronts revealed by the raids.

Overview

  • DRI officers seized 270 kg of mephedrone concealed in chicken feed during a two‑day multi‑state operation, arrested six suspects, and located raw material at a dismantled clandestine lab.
  • DRI Mumbai reported five operations across Maharashtra and Goa that netted narcotics worth ₹17.55 crore and led to 10 arrests, including an airport‑based syndicate using a catering truck, cleaning staff, and a duty manager.
  • NCB Hyderabad intercepted a specially modified lorry on the city’s outskirts and recovered 813 kg of ganja from a hidden cylindrical cavity, arresting three people from Karnataka.
  • Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence wing recovered 40 kg of heroin on the AmritsarTarn‑Taran highway and arrested four operatives, according to DGP Gaurav Yadav.
  • A joint OdishaDelhi probe arrested three, including an alleged kingpin using a toy‑packing front and courier services, with 165.74 kg of ganja seized and police alleging over 5,000 kg trafficked in the past year.